| No | Pattern | Freq | Relations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [adv] [adj -er] than the | 955 |
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| 2 | much [adj -er] than [art] | 353 |
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| 3 | [adv] [adj -er] than a | 151 |
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| 4 | [adv] higher than [art] | 125 |
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| 5 | [adv] larger than [art] | 113 |
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| 6 | [adv] greater than [art] | 110 |
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| 7 | [adv] better than [art] | 108 |
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| 8 | far [adj -er] than [art] | 103 |
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| 9 | slightly [adj -er] than [art] | 96 |
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| 10 | [adv] smaller than [art] | 90 |
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| 11 | even [adj -er] than [art] | 71 |
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| 12 | [adv] lower than [art] | 69 |
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| 13 | considerably [adj -er] than [art] | 61 |
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| 14 | significantly [adj -er] than [art] | 58 |
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| 15 | [adv] worse than [art] | 55 |
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| 16 | [adv] bigger than [art] | 50 |
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| 17 | little [adj -er] than [art] | 46 |
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| 18 | [adv] wider than [art] | 34 |
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| 19 | [adv] older than [art] | 29 |
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| 20 | [adv] cheaper than [art] | 28 |
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| 21 | [adv] stronger than [art] | 25 |
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| 22 | somewhat [adj -er] than [art] | 24 |
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| 23 | [adv] longer than [art] | 23 |
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| 24 | generally [adj -er] than [art] | 20 |
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| 25 | rather [adj -er] than [art] | 19 |
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| 26 | [adv] shorter than [art] | 18 |
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| 27 | always [adj -er] than [art] | 16 |
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| 28 | [adv] [adj -er] than an | 16 |
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| 29 | substantially [adj -er] than [art] | 15 |
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| 30 | [adv] easier than [art] | 13 |
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